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The Grapevine

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Antrim, NH 03440

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Home Visiting Program

September 13, 2019


For more information or to make a referral, please contact us. 

The Grapevine is a proud partner of the Monadnock Alliance for Families (MAF), a collaboration of five organizations in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire.  Other partners are The River Center, Rise for Baby and Family, Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services, and Monadnock Family Services.  MAF is supported by generous funding from Monadnock United Way and Impact Monadnock. To learn more, visit Monadnock United Way’s Website. 

Here are some answers to the most common questions:

  • What is Home Visiting? Home visiting is one to one support for all types of families. Home Visiting is about making connections and building community. It is geared toward families who need access to community resources, someone to talk to and some extra support.  This service is offered at no cost to the family. 
  • Where does Home Visiting happen? Our Home Visitors provide support to families in their home or another comfortable location, depending on the specific situation.  
  • What does a Home Visitor do?  Our experienced home visiting staff talk to parents/caregivers about child development and how to support a child where he/she is, help families connect to local resources, ensure access to food, heating, employment and other basic needs, share ideas, talk, and act as a caring person who will listen. Home visiting staff are encouraging and positive and help parents and caregivers build confidence and skills.  
  • Who is eligible?  Anyone is eligible, but we primarily focus on individuals and families who are caring for children. Home Visiting usually happens in the home, but sometimes other meetings spaces are more suitable.   
  • Who provides services? A small number of highly trained Grapevine staff members provide home visiting support.  Each staff member brings a specialized background and care is taken to determine who the best “fit” will be for a family.
  • How are families referred? Families come to us from many different paths.  Some are families already attending programs at the Grapevine.  We also receive referrals from local hospitals and physicians, schools, mental health professionals, DCYF and other human service providers. Self referrals are welcome too!

Our Home Visitors work with families to help them set goals based on the Strengthening Families Five Protective Factors:

  • Parental Resilience – Managing stress and functioning well when faced with challenges, adversity and trauma.
  • Social Connections – Positive relationships that provide emotional, informational, instrumental and spiritual support.
  • Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development – Understanding child development and parenting strategies that support physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development.
  • Concrete Support in Times of Need – Access to concrete support and services that address a family’s needs and help minimize stress caused by challenges.
  • Social and Emotional Competence of Children – Family and child interactions that help children develop the ability to communicate clearly, recognize and regulate their emotions and establish and maintain relationships.  

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Special Programs

September 13, 2019


New in Fall 2022: 

Parenting Teens

On the second Wednesday of each month beginning October 12th from 7-8:30pm. Join with other parents for 5 monthly virtual gatherings.  

Are you amazed at how different things are nowadays? This time can feel challenging as you try to stay connected to your teen when their natural instinct is to separate from you! Are you thinking about things like how to keep your teen safe and responsible using social media and other technology? How do you prepare your teen for life away from home? Our topics will be chosen by the parents who attend. Contact us to register or call 603 588-2620.


Dads Campfire Nights 

Dads Campfire Nights Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at The Grapevine from 7-8:30pm. 

This is a monthly event for dads to relax around the campfire and share about all aspects of parenting. Pizza is served.  Please dress for the weather and bring a beverage of choice along with a folding chair. Contact us for more information or give us a call. Here’s what one dad recently shared about Dads Group: 

“I found the dads group to be a great resource while my children were still very young and we were figuring things out at home. It was nice to talk to other dads in the same position and hear the various ways each family was dealing with the joys and hardships of having young ones and staying sane. I highly recommend this group to any dad.”

Mark G., Hancock

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Grandparents Parenting + Relative Caregivers

September 13, 2019


Kinship Navigation Program

Nationwide, 7.8 million children are being raised by their grandparents or other relatives.  Our Kinship Navigation Program, supported by the NH Children’s Trust, is a wonderful resource for kinship caregivers – relatives who have taken on the care and custody of children. A kinship caregiver can be a grandparent, an aunt, uncle, or really any family relative caring for a child. Our Kinship Navigation Program can help relative caregivers access resources, provide direct financial help and emotional support and connect to others who are experiencing a similar situation. 

Rosemary Nugent is our Kinship Navigator.  Kinship Navigators guide grandparent and relative caregivers to services that help the children in their lives thrive.  Rosemary and her husband are raising their grandson together, so she truly understands the needs and concerns of kinship caregivers. Rosemary is an advocate and has played an active role in enacting legislation in the state of NH so that grandparents and other caregivers have a voice in family court and improved access to resources. 
Rosemary and other Grapevine staff have completed the University of Maine Certificate in Grandfamilies Leadership.  We are here to support you! Contact us for more information.

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The Learning Vine Preschool

September 13, 2019


The Learning Vine Preschool Program at The Grapevine meets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9am-12pm. This program welcomes children ages 3-5. Miss Amy and Miss Paula are the teachers for this outdoor based preschool program.

To learn more about The Learning Vine Preschool, contact us.

Our hands-on preschool program takes place almost entirely outdoors so that the children can move freely and breathe in fresh air everyday as they learn and play. We focus on fostering creativity, social interaction, problem solving, independence, physical movement and learning through games and activities.

Each morning the children arrive at the outdoor play yard and choose to play in the sandbox, climb, crawl, run, push trucks around, play in the mud/snow kitchen, paint, or complete a quiet activity in the play house. Later in the morning the children are invited by chimes calling them to our Morning Circle. This is where we gather together to sing the song of the week, play a game, and create a plan for the remainder of our morning. After Morning Circle we eat a hearty snack together and then return to our play and daily activities. Toward the end of our preschool morning the children are again invited by chimes to the Closing Circle. This is where we read a story and sing our closing song.

At The Learning Vine Outdoor Preschool Program we strive to have every child feel welcomed and honored. We want each child’s first school experience to be fun and joyful!

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Parent-Child Groups

September 12, 2019


Better Beginnings Parent-Child Group

The Better Beginnings Parent-Child Program meets weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30am; September-June. Birth-5yr.

Registration is required for this program; please contact us to inquire.

The Better Beginnings Parent-Child Program offers parents and caregivers the opportunity to gather while their children take part in an enrichment program. Once the parent and child are comfortably separated, parents will meet together for discussions on parenting topics of interest. Parent Group Facilitators – Carol Lunan, Nancy Macalaster, or Erica Snyder – support conversation around a variety of topics such as relationships and relationship building; communication; attachment and bonding; early learning; child development; and/or any number of parenting topics of interest to the group.  Each morning, time is set aside for “checking in” with parents, offering the opportunity to discuss parenting and other challenges in a supportive, confidential, trusting environment. Parent groups are open and accessible to all families in the community.

Better Beginnings Children’s Enrichment Program offers time to play, social opportunities and activities that naturally support children’s individual needs and developmental abilities. Early childhood staff focus their attention on the children one-to-one or in small groups, and on designing child-friendly space that is warm, inviting, friendly and engaging.  Our staff follow children’s lead in choosing materials or activities, while also working to introduce new ideas and ways of playing. Activities offer experiences with dress-ups, homemade play dough, sand, water, music, art, books, snack, etc. in order to enhance each child’s experience. Playgroups provide important social opportunities for children, a chance for them to be together and learn to communicate and cooperate. The enrichment program is for children between the ages of one to five years. Younger babies can stay with their parents.

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Better Beginnings for Babies

The Better Beginnings for Babies Program meets weekly on Thursdays from 10-11:30am, September-June.

Registration is required for this program; please contact us to inquire.

The Better Beginnings for Babies group offers a space where parents and infants can feel safe and held in the circle of community.

Within the structure of Better Beginnings for Babies program, parents and/or caregivers have the time and space to talk about their hopes, concerns and individual resources. The circle embraces each parent/caregiver for where they are in their individual journey. Meanwhile, infants are free to explore their surroundings in a safe and supported environment with their caregivers nearby.

The group is facilitated and guided by Andrea Jurewich. To register and for more information, please contact us.

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Hillsborough Playgroup

The Hillsborough Playgroup meets twice weekly, September-June; Monday afternoons from 1-2:30pm and Thursday mornings from 10am-12pm at Valley Bible Church in Hillsborough (we go outdoors as weather permits). Birth to 5yr.

Grapevine staff set up the room with fun, developmentally appropriate activities for the children, such as painting, playdough, puzzles, games, etc. All activities are facilitated by staff with a goal of enhancing social skills such as cooperation and communication. The children have the opportunity to socialize and play with other children while the parents take time to chat and relax. 


Stay and Play

The Stay and Play group meets weekly at the Grapevine on Thursdays from 9:30-11am, September-June.

Stay and Play is a playgroup for caregivers and their children ages birth to 5 years.  Adults and children stay together for this group, which is based outdoors, weather permitting.  The group is led by Erica Snyder.  Contact us for more information.

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